Nutrition & Recovery Taking gelatin or collagen with vitamin C before tendon loading is popular with athletes. The protocol rests on a small trial of 8 men. What it and later trials show about tendons, and what remains unproven.
Nutrition & Recovery New or heavy leg sessions can leave you sore and slower on the bike or run for a day or two. Why it happens, how the repeated-bout effect protects you after the first few weeks, and how to schedule around it.
Nutrition & Recovery How much protein supports strength training, does timing matter, and do older athletes need more per meal? What a 49-trial meta-analysis, anabolic-resistance research and a masters triathlete study show.
Nutrition & Recovery Myth: Gelatin before loading is proven to strengthen tendons.
Nutrition & Recovery Myth: If lifting leaves you sore and flat, it doesn't suit triathletes.
Nutrition & Recovery Myth: cramps mean you need more water and salt.